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Cab Calloway

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    L.A. Rocker Hanni El Khatib on Why Karaoke Terrifies Him More Than Performing

    Los Angeles rocker Hanni El Khatib comes off like a badass. Car crashes adorn his release covers, his songs are inspired by '50s blues and '60s garage, and in at least one tune ("You Rascal You," a cover), the song's narrator stalks an adulterer with murderous intent. Khatib's image -- that of a my ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    49ers Pissed Away Super Bowl Berth. Accept This, and Move On.

    ​It may stagger longtime 49ers fans to comprehend it, but children born the season the team last won a Super Bowl are now able to buy cigarettes, vote, and sleep with whomever they choose. And yet, it's a testament to the utter dominance of the Niners of yore that older fans still feel entitled wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2011

    Prince in Oakland, Night 2: Here Come the Hits

    ​PrinceLarry GrahamFebruary 23, 2011@ Oracle ArenaYou need to hear funk-bass pioneer Larry Graham, who opens the show, school you on where Les Claypool came from. You might also dig how Prince embodies history in slick, soft-shoe shuffles lifted from Cab Calloway, James Brown, and Elvis. Prince is ... More >>

  • Music

    September 29, 2010

    Pigeon John: Show Preview

    ​PrinceLarry GrahamFebruary 23, 2011@ Oracle ArenaYou need to hear funk-bass pioneer Larry Graham, who opens the show, school you on where Les Claypool came from. You might also dig how Prince embodies history in slick, soft-shoe shuffles lifted from Cab Calloway, James Brown, and Elvis. Prince is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2009

    Brass, Bows, and Beats Announces Yoshi's Dates

    EKAphotographyHepcats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis If you missed the Brass, Bows and Beats premiere at the Palace of Fine Arts a few months back, don't despair. The 50-piece hip-hop orchestra, led by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis and featuring alt-hop icon Lyrics Born, has just announced six Yoshi's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2009

    The Jazz Mafia's Big Score

    EKAphotographyScat Cats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis I was lucky enough this weekend to catch the world premiere of "Brass, Bows, & Beats," an original composition by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis, at the Palace of Fine Arts. My thoughts after seeing a 50-piece big band freely blend symphonic arrang ... More >>

  • Film

    April 8, 2009

    Arthouse movie listings for April 8-14, 2009

    EKAphotographyScat Cats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis I was lucky enough this weekend to catch the world premiere of "Brass, Bows, & Beats," an original composition by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis, at the Palace of Fine Arts. My thoughts after seeing a 50-piece big band freely blend symphonic arrang ... More >>

  • Film

    April 16, 2008

    Art House

    EKAphotographyScat Cats: Lyrics Born and Adam Theis I was lucky enough this weekend to catch the world premiere of "Brass, Bows, & Beats," an original composition by Jazz Mafia don Adam Theis, at the Palace of Fine Arts. My thoughts after seeing a 50-piece big band freely blend symphonic arrang ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2004

    The Story of M

    When perverts navel-gaze

  • Calendar

    February 18, 2004

    Dali's Folly

    A Gala presentation

  • Music

    March 19, 2003

    The Industrial Jazz Group

    City of Angles

  • Music

    July 17, 2002

    Hear This

    Postmodern genre-busters Japonize Elephants stir up a theatrical gumbo

  • Music

    May 10, 2000

    House Of Tudor

    eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

  • Music

    March 31, 1999

    The House of Tudor

    eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

  • Calendar

    July 22, 1998

    Night + Day

    eX-Girl; Blues Fuse; Grrlyshow

  • Music

    October 29, 1997

    The Brothers Tap

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Film

    July 16, 1997

    Second Time Around

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Calendar

    March 26, 1997

    Night+Day

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Calendar

    January 22, 1997

    Slap Shots

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Music

    December 18, 1996

    The House of Tudor

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Music

    November 13, 1996

    Wammies 1996

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

  • Calendar

    March 20, 1996

    Night+Day

    The S.F. Jazz Festival pays tribute to Fayard and Harold Nicholas

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